MotoGP heads to Qatar for the fourth round of the 2025 season. The race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, saw Alex Marquez take the lead in the standings from his brother Marc Marquez after he retired from the race. Francesco Bagnaia claimed the victory and was joined by Alex Marquez and Fabio di Giannantonio on the…

Although the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was a largely processional race, a few drivers managed to distinguish themselves with their performances. However their efforts in qualifying the previous day had a significant bearing on their overall result – as Lando Norris knows only too well. Here’s RaceFans’ verdict on the full field last weekend, plus our average scores for the…

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Apr 21, 2025, 09:40 AM ET Lando Norris has said he will not be attending King’s Day in Amsterdam this year as he is concentrating on his bid to become Formula 1 world champion. Norris was pictured partying on a barge in the Dutch capital with DJ Martin Garrix last year and sustained a cut to his nose during the…

Max Verstappen wasn’t the only driver to pass a rival by short-cutting turn two in Jeddah yesterday. While Verstappen took the lead from Oscar Piastri by missing the second turn at the start of the race, right behind him Andrea Kimi Antonelli did the same thing to Charles Leclerc. Later on in the race Fernando Alonso also emerged from the…

Formula E drivers Norman Nato and Nyck De Vries are currently in Italy for the second round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). They participated in the 6 Hours of Imola Qualifying on Saturday, moving a step closer to the main race. Nato finished 9th, while De Vries secured 5th place in the session.Nyck De Vries does well,…

If you’ve been observing electric motorcycles for a good length of time, then you’re probably aware that the legacy OEMs got off to a slow start in development. Although Zero Motorcycles is now a veritable grandaddy in the electric motorcycle space (at the ripe old age of 19 in 2025, no less), it was once a young upstart, eager to…

Laurence EdmondsonApr 20, 2025, 05:39 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Max Verstappen refused to offer his opinion on the decisive penalty that cost him victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, saying he risked further sanctions if he did and that “people can’t handle the truth”. Verstappen received…

Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Driver performance summary Advert…

MotoGP medical director Dr Angel Charte has passed reigning world champion Jorge Martin fit to take part in this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix. This means that the Spaniard will take to the track aboard the Aprilia RS-GP in Friday’s Free Practice 1 session as expected. Martin, who has missed the first three race weekends of the season due to a…

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Il n’y a pas grand chose à retenir de ces trois dernières semaines à part que je suis lent (Canal Plus – French) Lewis Hamilton: ‘I was miles off pace-wise and I didn’t have the speed today. There’s not really anything to take from these three weeks, except…

Laurence EdmondsonApr 20, 2025, 10:11 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix hinged on a first corner incident between eventual race winner Oscar Piastri and the man who started from pole position, Max Verstappen. Ultimately, the outcome rested on a stewards’ decision rather than the…

After recovering six places to finish fourth at Jeddah, Lando Norris said he didn’t think he could have finished any higher. But he took the chequered flag just over a second behind Charles Leclerc’s third-placed Ferrari – tantalisingly close to being within DRS range. Leclerc should have been grateful to his team mate Lewis Hamilton, who delayed Norris’s progress for…

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Laurence EdmondsonApr 20, 2025, 02:32 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Oscar Piastri moved into the lead of the drivers’ championship for the first time in his career after securing his third victory of the season at Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The McLaren driver beat Max Verstappen to…

Pierre Gasly said he couldn’t have done any more to avoid the collision with Yuki Tsunoda which put both drivers out of the race. However the stewards deemed the collision was a “lap one incident” and chose to penalise neither driver. The pair tangled at turn five on the first lap of the race. Gasly was attempting to pass Tsunoda…

The injured MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has been released from hospital in Qatar as plans for a return to Europe take shape. In a statement from his Aprilia team on Sunday, it was announced that Martin “has been discharged from Hamad General Hospital and will remain in Qatar for a few more days until his medical condition stabilises. “As…

Pictures from qualifying day for the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Pierre Gasly, Alpine, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Jeddah Corniche…

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Factory Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo says he is done tweaking the set-up of his bike: wringing the neck of the M1 is the best way forward. The Japanese manufacturer appears to have flattered to deceive in pre-season testing, with an overall disappointing performance across the first three weekends of the season. Quartararo’s personal highlight has been a sixth place…

Apr 19, 2025, 01:15 PM ET Mercedes are ‘super-happy’ with their Formula 1 driver line-up and have had no conversation with Red Bull’s four-time world champion Max Verstappen about a switch, team boss Toto Wolff said on Saturday. The Austrian told Sky Sports television at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that George Russell, out of contract at the end of…

Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Oscar Piastri and George Russell. Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying result P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’27.778 1’27.529 (-0.249s) 1’27.294 (-0.235s) 2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’27.901 1’27.545 (-0.356s) 1’27.304 (-0.241s) 3 George…

Segway APEX H2 represents a historic product launch by Segway since Chinese company Ninebot acquired ownership of it. This hydrogen-electric hybrid motorcycle aims to transform two-wheeled transportation. The game-changing vehicle, which combines these two power systems, makes possible the future of sustainable mobility. This motorcycle combines futuristic aerodynamic style with eco-friendly technology frameworks wrapped into a sleek cyberpunk framework and…

Laurence EdmondsonApr 19, 2025, 04:08 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Lewis Hamilton said he needs to “go back to the drawing board” after feeling “nowhere” throughout practice and qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion qualified his Ferrari in seventh place on Sunday’s grid,…

Liam Lawson had the second-longest losing streak of any driver in qualifying heading into the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. He put that to an end by out-qualifying Isack Hadjar and claiming his best starting position of the season so far. Change from practice to qualifying Red Bull was the second-fastest team in second practice yesterday, two tenths of a second…

An upbeat Francesco Bagnaia has claimed he is “very close” to matching Marc Marquez after registering his best Friday performance of the season in Qatar. Bagnaia, who is coming off a morale-boosting win at the Americas Grand Prix a fortnight ago, was able to find his rhythm quickly on the first day’s action in Qatar and breeze directly into Q2….

Apr 19, 2025, 10:30 AM ET James Vowles said the team have been ‘short-termist’ for the past 20 years due to multiple factors. Kym Illman/Getty Images Williams have a long-term focus on getting back to the top in Formula 1 and will not be distracted by what might be achieved this season, says team boss James Vowles. The former champions, who…

Lucas di Grassi’s second place in the Miami E-Prix had all the hallmarks of a once-a-season, giant-killing, flash-in-the-pan epsiode. But a more substantial and meritorious result could be just around the corner for Lola Yamaha Abt. Lola wasn’t taken seriously when it announced it was entering Formula E last year. It wasn’t even taken seriously by the promoter when Till…

Record achieved under unrepresentative conditions raises questions about transparency in EV marketing. Finnish motorcycle manufacturer Verge Motorcycles recently made headlines by claiming a new world record for electric motorcycle range. The TS Pro model reportedly achieved an impressive 193 miles (310 kilometres) on a single charge — a feat officially recognised by the Guinness World Records. However, a closer examination…

Marc Marquez claimed yet another 2025 pole position on Saturday at the Qatar Grand Prix, edging his brother Alex (Gresini Ducati) into a familiar second place. Two major shocks emerged from the baking hot afternoon session at Losail. One was Marquez’s factory Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia falling on his final run, condemning himself to a lowly 11th position on the…

Pictures from practice for the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Lando Norris, McLaren, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Oscar Piastri, McLaren, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Lando Norris, McLaren, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Lewis Hamilton,…

Taylor Barnard is the youngest Formula E driver to participate in the ongoing FIA Formula E World Championship. Things were very different for the NEOM McLaren driver in Miami. He topped the second free practice session but ended up 11th in qualifying. Things got worse when he finished 20th in the Miami E-Prix final race. He has now penned an…

Is this the electric bike that will finally make you ditch petrol forever? Or just another buzzword-heavy machine with flashy lights and zero soul? We spent a full day with a bunch of new riders, real guys with real opinions, to find out what it actually feels like to throw a leg over the F77 SuperStreet and MACH 2. Spoiler:…

Liam Lawson found it difficult to comprehend Red Bull’s decision to drop him just two rounds into his first season with them, according to Racing Bulls CEO Peter Bayer. Red Bull demoted Lawson to Racing Bulls, the team he drove for at the end of last year, prior to the Japanese Grand Prix. He failed to progress beyond the first…

Andretti driver Nico Mueller and his race engineer Bertrand Mermine have surged to the top of the ABB Engineered to Outrun leaderboard following a dramatic Miami Grand Prix, where post-race penalties reshuffled the final standings in Mueller’s favour. Though he originally crossed the line in 10th, Mueller was promoted to 4th, thanks to a well-timed strategy and a dash of…

It had to end one day. But we probably would have liked it to have turned out differently. Qatar served to illustrate Alex Marquez’s limits, and unfortunately, it was quite predictable. For the first time this season, he didn’t finish second, but still saved the points for sixth place.   Alex Marquez must do better   Those who follow this…

Apr 18, 2025, 02:30 PM ET Liam Lawson is back at Racing Bulls after losing his Red Bull seat earlier this season. Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Liam Lawson has picked himself up from being dropped by Red Bull in March and is back to his old self, Racing Bulls boss Peter Bayer said on Friday. The New Zealander was promoted to the…

KTM motorsport director Pit Beirer has hit out at critics claiming that the brand’s MotoGP project is struggling as a result of the financial problems for the Austrian manufacturer. Speaking on the world feed on Saturday at the Qatar Grand Prix, Beirer said the road bike factory’s well-documented money problems were no issue for the MotoGP campaign, and added that…

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Marc Marquez got back on the grand prix winning trail by taking victory in a dramatic Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday, surviving a first-lap clash with his brother Alex. The surprise man to break Alex’s string of second places was Tech3 KTM rider Maverick Vinales, who led the middle part of the race before succumbing to Marc. Marc’s team-mate Francesco…